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Proverbs (Signed)
by DOWNEY, William Scott
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good -/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Edward Walker, 1858. Bound in red leather, stamped in gold. This is the 11th edition, published five years after the first edition. The major flaw with this book is that the spine is gone -- but the binding is tight and both front and rear panels are acceptable. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper in 1863.128 pp. . Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Good -/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59006424
- Title
- Proverbs (Signed)
- Author
- DOWNEY, William Scott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Publisher
- Edward Walker
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1858
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
abookshop
Biblio member since 2004
Springtown, Pennsylvania
About abookshop
We have been selling books of note (especially literary first editions, poetry and drama) for over 20 years.
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- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...